What is the best resource for the CHN who wants information about the leading causes of morbidity and
mortality in a local region of the country?
a. Hospital records and statistics
b. Online information from Statistics Canada
c. The local chamber of commerce
d. The obituary columns of local newspapers
b. Online information from Statistics Canada
What is the first step to understanding the potential environmental health risks in a community in order to
conduct an environmental health assessment?
a. Conduct a health risk assessment of randomly selected individuals.
b. Perform a windshield survey.
c. Review facility permits and consumer confidence reports.
d. Survey community members.
b. Perform a windshield survey.
,What is the best intervention a community health nurse (CHN) can initiate to increase lasting resilience
among new immigrants?
A. Directing clients to English-as-a-second-language courses
B. Giving immigrant clients money to help them get settled
C. Identifying areas in the city where housing is less expensive
D. Soliciting donations for food, clothing, and other needs
A. Directing clients to English-as-a-second-language courses
Which scenario exemplifies the occupational health nurse's (OHN's) practice of primary prevention to
improve health outcomes from environmental health risks?
A. Using radiation detectors to detect unsafe levels of radiation exposure
B. Irrigating the eyes of an employee who has had a chemical splash to the face
C. Teaching new employees who will work outdoors about the signs and symptoms of heat-related illness
D. Using spirometry to rule out obstructive or restrictive lung disease in workers before they start using mask
respirators
C. Teaching new employees who will work outdoors about the signs and symptoms of heat-related illness
, Which activity is an example of the "advocate" role of the CHN?
a. Organizing home care support for a newly discharged older adult client
b. Acting as a member of a community action group for provision of accessible transit choices
c. Doing prenatal assessments
d. Facilitating a self-help group for smoking cessation
b. Acting as a member of a community action group for provision of accessible transit choices
Epidemiology would be a primary tool used by the nurse scientist for researching which topic?
A. Experiences of cancer care services
B. Contributing factors to childhood obesity
C. Morbidity statistics
D. Social characteristics and traits of healthy older adults
B. Contributing factors to childhood obesity
What is a CHN implementing when advising a client with osteoporosis to have three servings of milk or dairy
products daily?
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
D. Treatment, but not prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
mortality in a local region of the country?
a. Hospital records and statistics
b. Online information from Statistics Canada
c. The local chamber of commerce
d. The obituary columns of local newspapers
b. Online information from Statistics Canada
What is the first step to understanding the potential environmental health risks in a community in order to
conduct an environmental health assessment?
a. Conduct a health risk assessment of randomly selected individuals.
b. Perform a windshield survey.
c. Review facility permits and consumer confidence reports.
d. Survey community members.
b. Perform a windshield survey.
,What is the best intervention a community health nurse (CHN) can initiate to increase lasting resilience
among new immigrants?
A. Directing clients to English-as-a-second-language courses
B. Giving immigrant clients money to help them get settled
C. Identifying areas in the city where housing is less expensive
D. Soliciting donations for food, clothing, and other needs
A. Directing clients to English-as-a-second-language courses
Which scenario exemplifies the occupational health nurse's (OHN's) practice of primary prevention to
improve health outcomes from environmental health risks?
A. Using radiation detectors to detect unsafe levels of radiation exposure
B. Irrigating the eyes of an employee who has had a chemical splash to the face
C. Teaching new employees who will work outdoors about the signs and symptoms of heat-related illness
D. Using spirometry to rule out obstructive or restrictive lung disease in workers before they start using mask
respirators
C. Teaching new employees who will work outdoors about the signs and symptoms of heat-related illness
, Which activity is an example of the "advocate" role of the CHN?
a. Organizing home care support for a newly discharged older adult client
b. Acting as a member of a community action group for provision of accessible transit choices
c. Doing prenatal assessments
d. Facilitating a self-help group for smoking cessation
b. Acting as a member of a community action group for provision of accessible transit choices
Epidemiology would be a primary tool used by the nurse scientist for researching which topic?
A. Experiences of cancer care services
B. Contributing factors to childhood obesity
C. Morbidity statistics
D. Social characteristics and traits of healthy older adults
B. Contributing factors to childhood obesity
What is a CHN implementing when advising a client with osteoporosis to have three servings of milk or dairy
products daily?
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
D. Treatment, but not prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
